Ophthalmic mounting



. H. E. KIRSTEIN AND T. LEYTHAM.

OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED AUGHZO, I920- 1A24 828, Patented Aug. 8, 1922..

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in the county of Monroe and State of York, have invented certain new and useful lnternal threads for receiving the screw 60 3 3, the temple being folded inwardly;

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HENRY E. KIRSTEIN AND THOMAS LEYTHAM, on noorrns'rnn, NEW YORK, Assicavons To E. KIRsTErN sous COMPANY, on ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 1i oonrona'rron on new YORK.

OPHTHALMIC MOUNTING.

-JPatented Au S, 1922.

Application filed August 20, 1920. Serial No. 404,838.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HENRY E. Kmsrnm and THOMAS LEYTHAM, citizens of the United States, and residents of Rochester, New

Improvements in Ophthalmic Mountings, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to ophthalmic mountings and more particularly to the type in which temples are pivotally connected to the lens frames, an object of this invention being to provide a novel means of connecting a non-metallic temple with a non-metallic lens frame so that a mounting is provided whlch is neat in appearance and bearing on the fastener 6, and the ends of 7 0 durable in use.

To thls and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter de scribed, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a rear face view of a mounting constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 shows a sectional view through one of the lens frames of the mounting;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view showing the manner in which the temple connects with the temple supporting member on the pie and the anchorage of the screw in the lens frame;

Fig. l is an enlarged vertical section through the mounting on the line al -i, Fig.

and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view front face of the temple supporting member.

Referringmore particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the lens frames connected such parts being preferably formed of non-metallic material such as zylonite. Each of the lens frames has at its outer side a temple supporting member 3 which is also formed of non-metallic material and preferably projects outwardly from its lens frame and also in rear of the plane of said lens frame. Its rearwardly pro ect ing portion is provided with a pocket 4t which opens rearwardly and inwardly to form two ears, said pocket being closed at its front and outer sides. A temple 5 is pivotally mounted in the pocket on a pivot screw 6.

In order to strengthen the upper and lower walls of the pocket, the upper and lower walls may be provided with sleeves 7 and 8, the sleeve 8 having a countersunk portion 9 at its upper end for receiving the head of the screw fastener and the sleeve 7 having threaded end of the fastener. The sleeves 7 and 8 are spaced at their inner ends from the opposed walls of the pocket so that they this sleeve may also be spaced from the upper and lower faces of the temple 5 so that the metal of the sleeve 10 will not interfere with the non-metallic bearing surfaces between the temple and the walls of the pocket.

By this construction the pivotal connection between a temple and its lens frame is not visible from the front or the outer side of the mounting. The outward movement of the temple is limited by the outer wall of the pocket while an inward movement is obtained which will permit the temples to fold in parallel relation with the lens frames. A metallic bearing is provided for the temtemple is secured by metal sleeves, yet it is possible to draw the upper and lower walls of the pocket in firm contact with the temple so that the falling of the temple inwardly of the by its own weight cannot take place if the 90 screw is properly adjusted.

IVhat we claim as our invention and desire secure by Letters Patent is: 1. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a non-metallic lens frame, a temple supporting member formed of non-metallic material and having a portion projecting outwardly and portions extending rearwardly from the plane of the frame and forming a pocket closed at its front and outer side and open at its rear and inner side, and a temple pivotally mounted in the pocket to fold inwardly over the rear face of the frame and to have its outward movement limited by the outer side of the pocket.

2. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a non-metallic lens frame, a temple supporting member formed of non-metallic material,

projecting outwardly and rearwartlly from anchor the pivot pin in said temple support the frame and having a pocket closed at its ing member, and a temple having a portion front and its outer SiClG ELDd open at its rear mounted to turn on the pivot pin in the 10 and its inner side, a pivot pin connecting pocket to fold inwardly overthe rear face 5 the upper and lower Walls of the pocket, of the lt'rame.

metallic means secured in the non-metallic HENRY E. KIRSTE IN. temple supporting member and serving to THOMAS LEYTHAM. 

